Japanese Restaurants in Carlsbad, CA

Japanese in Carlsbad at a glance

• Japanese is the 5th largest food category in Carlsbad, after coffee shops and cafes and mexican.
• Its 5.2% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Carlsbad leans toward japanese.
• Of the 30 listed below, 21 are independent and 9 belong to chains; 29 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Carlsbad

• Sushi Kuchi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 7180 Avenida Encinas #100
• Sushi Taisho
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 300 Carlsbad Village Dr Ste 214
• Benihana
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 755 Raintree Dr
• Super Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1854 Marron Rd #104
• Beshock Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2525 El Camino Real Unit 211
• Blue Ocean Robata & Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2958 Madison St #100
• Fish Boon
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2628 Gateway Rd #135
• Hooked on Sushi- Carlsbad
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 2508 S El Camino Real
• Motto Japanese Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · 5600 Paseo Del Norte #115A
• Tabu Shabu Carlsbad
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2674 Gateway Rd Ste 190
• Tomoyama Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 6949 El Camino Real #201
• Yamariki Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7610 Via Campanile #148
• Noodles & Company
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · Chain · 2521 Palomar Airport Rd
• Yoshino Japanese Deli
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2913 State St
• Mikko Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1025 Carlsbad Village Dr
• Moiza Carlsbad
  Restaurant · Japanese · 3050 Pio Pico Dr
• Moiza Sushi & Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3050 Pio Pico Dr
• Noodles and Company
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · Chain · 3410 Via Mercato
• Nozomi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3050 Pio Pico Dr
• Pokewan
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2958 Madison St
• Sushi Fix
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7720 El Camino Real
• Sushi On The Rock
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1923 Calle Barcelona
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 7140 Avenida Encinas
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 6951 El Camino Real
• Harumama
  Restaurant · Japanese · 711 Grand Ave
• Everything is Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · The LEGO® Movie™ World
• Kai Ola Carlsbad
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2998 State St
• Sushi Smackdown
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 6826 Embarcadero Ln # A
• Wok 'N' Bowl Ramen (inside Lego land)
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1 Legoland Dr
• San Sai Japanese Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · 5600 Paseo Del Norte Ste 115a

Japanese elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most japanese listings are in Los Angeles (920), San Francisco (446), San Diego (318), San Jose (152), Torrance (99) and Sacramento (89).

Run a japanese spot in Carlsbad?

You share this list with 29 other japanese listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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